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Salsa Singer Jerry Rivera Performs At Englewood's Bergen Center Salsa Singer Jerry Rivera Performs At Englewood's Bergen Center
Salsa Singer Jerry Rivera Performs At Englewood's Bergen Center ENGLEWOOD, N. J. -- Jerry Rivera, a Grammy-nominated salsa singer from Puerto Rico, will bring his unique style to the Bergen Performing Arts Center Feb. 12.Nicknamed "El Bebe de la Salsa," Rivera has sold more than 10 million albums and has had 11 No. 1 singles, many of them in the United States, Latin America and Puerto Rico. He's become one of the biggest musical acts in the world, arts center officials said. He takes the stage at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 N. Van Brunt St., Englewood. Tickets are available through the box office, (201) 227-1030 or o…

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Hackensack Hospital Working To Draw Attention To SIDS Hackensack Hospital Working To Draw Attention To SIDS
Hackensack Hospital Working To Draw Attention To SIDS HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Center of New Jersey, based at Hackensack University Medical Center, has worked with Rutgers' Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick to get a renewed proclamation from the governor to call attention to the public health problem.Drawing attention to sudden infant death sydrome and ways to prevent it is one of the things the SIDS Center of New Jersey works on in an effort to educate the public. The center, based in the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, also works with national organizations to prevent infant mortality. “I w…

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Police & Fire
Bridgeport Man Facing Charges, Injuries After New Year's Explosion Bridgeport Man Facing Charges, Injuries After New Year's Explosion
Bridgeport Man Facing Charges, Injuries After New Year's Explosion BRIDGEPORT, CONN. -- A 28-year-old Bridgeport man is facing charges after lighting an M-80 explosive in his home that injured him and his brother on New Year's Eve, according to the Connecticut Post. Joseph Lopez lost one hand and part of another in the explosion, the Post said. Officers arriving at the home on Maplewood Avenue found broken windows and blood throughout the kitchen, the Post reported. Lopez's brother was also taken to the hospital for possible injuries to his eardrums, the Post said. Lopez is due in court Jan. 21 to face first-degree reckless endangerment, possession of an e…

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Waldwick Planners Consider Revised Solana Project Waldwick Planners Consider Revised Solana Project
Waldwick Planners Consider Revised Solana Project WALDWICK, N. J. -- Solana of Waldwick developers went back to the drawing board and are now presenting new plans for an assisted living facility to Waldwick Planning Board members this week, according to NorthJersey.com.While developer Formation-Shelbourne continues its appeal of the zoning board's July rejection of its larger plan in court, the firm is putting forward a new design Wednesday that is only two stories and requires no variances from zoning rules, said NorthJersey.com. The earlier plan called for three stories and several zoning variations for the building that was to be built o…

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Lodi Police Warn Motorists of PSEG Roadwork On Main Street Lodi Police Warn Motorists of PSEG Roadwork On Main Street
Lodi Police Warn Motorists of Pseg Roadwork On Main Street LODI, N.J. -- Crews for Public Service Enterprise Group started roadwork at 7 a.m Monday in the 500 block of Main Street, and it will continue through Sunday, Lodi police said.Main Street between Trudy Drive and Avenue F will remain open during the work, and police will be there to help direct traffic, police said. Police are urging motorists to use caution when driving through the area. The work is scheduled to continue 24 hours a day through Jan. 10. 

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Police & Fire
Moonachie Police Now Patrol All Of Teterboro Moonachie Police Now Patrol All Of Teterboro
Moonachie Police Now Patrol All Of Teterboro TETERBORO, N. J. -- After about 20 years of providing police service for the southern part of Teterboro, the Moonachie Police Department took over all police service for the borough on Jan. 1.Moonachie officers are staffing an office at the Teterboro Municipal Building, 510 Route 46 West, and patrol the borough 24/7. All calls for police are now handled by Moonachie. Residents looking for police should call headquarters at 201-641-9100, and an officer will meet you, police said. The Moonachie police headquarters is at 70 Moonachie Road, about 1.5 miles from the Teterboro Municipal Building. …

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Business
Fairfield Doctor Opens Doors At New American Family Care Clinic Fairfield Doctor Opens Doors At New American Family Care Clinic
Fairfield Doctor Opens Doors At New American Family Care Clinic FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- American Family Care recently opened a new urgent care walk-in clinic in Fairfield, making it the seventh AFC clinic in Connecticut.The Fairfield clinic is the second AFC clinic opened by Dr. Steven Heffer. A longtime emergency room physician and Fairfield resident, Heffer also operates the AFC Doctors Express Urgent Care of Bridgeport, which opened in March 2014. Heffer said he decided to open the Fairfield center in response to friends and neighbors citing an unmet need for a high quality urgent care clinic with convenient hours. The new health center began serving pat…

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Politics
Sen. Carlucci Visits Orangeburg Center To See New Alzheimer's Equipment Sen. Carlucci Visits Orangeburg Center To See New Alzheimer's Equipment
Sen. Carlucci Visits Orangeburg Center To See New Alzheimer's Equipment ORANGEBURG, N. Y. -- Earlier this month, State Sen. David Carlucci had a chance to review new laser equipment in Orangeburg that will be used to help with further study of Alzheimer's disease.Carlucci, a Democrat from the Rockland/Westchester area, said in a statement that he had a chance to see a demonstration of the a Zeiss LSM 880 Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope and Leica LMD7000 – Laser Capture Microdissection System on Dec. 9. He met with Dr. Ralph Nixon and other scientists at the New York State Office for Mental Health's Nathan Kline Institute's Center for Dementia Research. The mi…

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Rockland County Honors Retiring Nanuet Priest William V. Reynolds Rockland County Honors Retiring Nanuet Priest William V. Reynolds
Rockland County Honors Retiring Nanuet Priest William V. Reynolds NANUET, N.Y. -- Rockland County Legislator Aney Paul joined St. Anthony's Catholic Church members in honoring the Rev. William V. Reynolds after he celebrated his last Mass on Sunday before retirement. Reynolds, a monsignor, is retiring after 30 years of service. A reception was held in his honor after Mass Sunday in the school's cafeteria. Paul presented Reynolds with a certificate of appreciation from Rockland County for his service and contributions to the community.

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Obituaries
Silvestro Pinelli Jr., 79, Saddle Brook Resident, Retired Policeman Silvestro Pinelli Jr., 79, Saddle Brook Resident, Retired Policeman
Silvestro Pinelli Jr., 79, Saddle Brook Resident, Retired Policeman SADDLE BROOK, N. J. -- Silvestro Pinelli Jr., known as “Junie,” a longtime Saddle Brook resident and retired Port Authority police officer, died Dec. 29. He was 79.Pinelli was born in Jersey City to the late Pauline and Silvestro Pinelli and raised in North Bergen. He lived in Saddle Brook for 51 years and was a parishioner at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church. A U.S. Army veteran, he served from 1956-59 as a paratrooper for the 101st Airborne Division. One of his hobbies was collecting war memorabilia. After his service, his career was as a police officer with the Port Authority of Ne…

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